Guide to Configure Canvas LMS As SP And Drupal As An IDP

Step 1: Configure Single Sign On (SSO) Settings for Canvas In Drupal

• In the miniOrange Drupal SAML IDP module click on the Service Provider Setup tab and enter the following details.

Service Provider Name	Enter any appropriate name for your Service Provider.
SP EntityID	https://your_domain.acme.instructure.com/saml_consum
ACS URL	https://your_domain.acme.instructure.com/saml_consume

• Go to IDP METADATA tab and Keep IDP Entity ID, Login URL and Logout URL which you will require in Step 2.

Step 2: Configure Canvas setting for Drupal

• Login to your Canvas LMS domain as an Account Administrator.
• Switch to Admin View.

• Go to Courses and under Managed Accounts, click on your domain name.

• Click on Authentication in the left pane and select SAML from the Choose an authentication service drop down list.

• Under Current Integration, click on Add New SAML Config and enter the details as shown:


IdP Entity ID	Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Drupal SAML IDP module.
Log On URL	Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Drupal SAML IDP module.
Log Out URL	Enter the IDP Entity value. You can find it under IDP METADATA tab in Drupal SAML IDP module.
Certificate Fingerprint	Follow the steps below to copy the Thumbprint of certificate: 1. Open the certificate that was downloaded earlier. 2. Go to Details and in the field column select Thumbprint. 3. Copy the Thumbprint that opens in the pane by pressing CTRL+C (Right-Click won’t work!). 4. Paste the Thumbprint in the Certificate Fingerprint. Make sure that there are no spaces in between the Certificate Fingerprint. Remove them manually.
Login Attribute	NameID
Identifier Format	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Authentication Context	urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:ac:classes:PasswordProtectedTransport
Login Label	Username
Unknown User Url	Leave blank.

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